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[violaconspiracy]

Not all cross-cultural encounters are friendly ones, and not all students enjoy being in a classroom. When these factors are combined in a classroom where the teacher is foreign and doesn't speak the students' native tongue, tensions can run high.I've just been handed a student's completed work. A postcard, written in English, to be addressed to

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[cheshire23]

*gigglefit*

I love how this turned out to be not what you expected.

[violaconspiracy]

It was quite a relief!

[whipchick]

You sucked me in with this one - nice!

[violaconspiracy]

It is good to know that I possess the power of a Hoover.

[violaconspiracy]

Beep?

[kajel]

lol That was unexpected! ;)

[jem0000000]

Aw! Lol, poor kid.

[violaconspiracy]

He turned out to really be a sweetheart, even if his clowning did cause a distraction or five in the classroom.